Synopsis: It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more; though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating new friendships, falling in love for the first time, learning to live with her splintering family. And, finally, about the abuse she suffered while May was supposed to be looking out for her. Only then, once Laurel has written down the truth about what happened to herself, can she truly begin to accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was; lovely and amazing and deeply flawed; can she begin to discover her own path. Continue reading →

He lives in the estate house, and she spends most of her time in the stables helping her father train horses. In fact, Savannah has always been much more comfortable around horses than boys. Especially boys like Jack Goodwin—cocky, popular and completely out of her league. She knows the rules: no mixing between the staff and the Goodwin family. But Jack has no such boundaries.

With her dream of becoming a horse jockey, Savannah isn’t exactly one to follow the rules either. She’s not going to let someone tell her a girl isn’t tough enough to race. Sure, it’s dangerous. Then again, so is dating Jack… Continue reading →

Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan…. But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words…and she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind? Continue reading →

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Preethi: A crazy young woman who lives with her head in the clouds, and leads a pretty aimless life. She loves life, hates school, and is quick to try new things. Still, she's not an open risk-taker and tends to stay on the good side of the good vs. evil debate. She believes in vampires, werewolves, and dragons, but hopes never to encounter anything that wants to eat her. She lives life waiting for her own paranormal romance to begin.

Staramaze: A novice blogger who joined this blog with excitement and hesitation. She likes to write about quotes and random life observations, and hopes that people take an avid interest in her posts. Other than blogging, she spends a lot of time reading and dreaming about traveling the world. Although she doesn't blog frequently, she tries to post interesting information when she does. Starsamaze looks forward to a great year of merry blogging!

Renée: A book-loving gal who loves to laugh. She dreams of owning a colossal home library, like the one in Beauty and the Beast. Her book reviews sound more like you’re having a conversation with a friend over coffee, and will go on and on about her favorite book or TV show when prompted. She lives life excited for the next great adventure.